join us today thank you for being with us. you look at the panel and you think that women already control washington. we have the highest republican woman in chair. we have the chair of the democratic national convention. we have leaders two power think tanks that president obama listens to most. and other numbers and you see just 17% of congress is female now. i wonder do you think the glass is half full because of you have done or the glass half empty because women -- [inaudible] >> i think the glass is half full. it's an exciting time to be a woman in congress. i never thought i would go congress. i grew up on a farm. .. disappointing. >> i agree the glass is half full because i am the glass is half full kind of person, and i prefer to be optimistic about the future and, you know, differently than kathy, i did dream of public service as a career choice and was elected to the state legislature when i was 26-years-old and have served since that time. but in 2010, the women lost in congress. we lost seats in congress for the f